stim·u·lus

noun

/ˈstɪmjələs/

(plural stimuli

/ˈstɪmjəlaɪ/

)

[usually singular] something that helps somebody/something to develop better or more quickly促进因素；激励因素；刺激物
- stimulus for something Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play.书不仅给孩子们提供想法，而且使他们玩得更有意思。
- stimulus to something The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports.新税法应该能促进出口。
- stimulus (for somebody) (to do something) This development also acted as a stimulus for Britain to modernize her air force.这一发展也刺激了英国空军现代化。
Extra Examples
- Congress passed the President's economic stimulus package.国会通过了总统的经济刺激一揽子计划。
- The initial stimulus came from a letter in the newspaper.一切最初是由报纸上的一封信引发的。
- He stressed the value of public investment as a stimulus to growth.他强调了公共投资对刺激经济增长的价值。
- The research provided the stimulus for improvements in public libraries.该研究为公共图书馆的改进提供了动力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- major
- powerful
- …
verb + stimulus
- act as
- give
- provide
- …
stimulus + verb
- come from something
stimulus + noun
- bill
- package
- plan
- …
preposition
- stimulus for
- stimulus to
phrases
- a response to a stimulus
something that produces a reaction in a human, an animal or a plant（使生物产生反应的）刺激，刺激物
- sensory/verbal/visual stimuli感官／言语／视觉刺激
- The animals were conditioned to respond to auditory stimuli (= sounds).经过训练，那些动物对声音形成了条件反射。
Extra Examples
- plant growth responses to environmental stimuli环境刺激下的植物生长反应
- The pupils dilate in response to chemical stimuli.瞳孔放大是对化学刺激的反应。
- The very act of lying down in bed should provide a strong stimulus for sleep.只是躺到床上这一行为就足以引起强烈的睡意。
- a response to a stimulus对刺激的反应
Topics Biologyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- major
- powerful
- …
verb + stimulus
- act as
- give
- provide
- …
stimulus + verb
- come from something
stimulus + noun
- bill
- package
- plan
- …
preposition
- stimulus for
- stimulus to
phrases
- a response to a stimulus

Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘goad, spur, incentive’.

单词	stimulus
释义	stim·u·lus noun /ˈstɪmjələs/ /ˈstɪmjələs/ (plural stimuli /ˈstɪmjəlaɪ/ /ˈstɪmjəlaɪ/ ) [usually singular] something that helps somebody/something to develop better or more quickly促进因素；激励因素；刺激物 stimulus for something Books provide children with ideas and a stimulus for play.书不仅给孩子们提供想法，而且使他们玩得更有意思。 stimulus to something The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports.新税法应该能促进出口。 stimulus (for somebody) (to do something) This development also acted as a stimulus for Britain to modernize her air force.这一发展也刺激了英国空军现代化。 Extra Examples Congress passed the President's economic stimulus package.国会通过了总统的经济刺激一揽子计划。 The initial stimulus came from a letter in the newspaper.一切最初是由报纸上的一封信引发的。 He stressed the value of public investment as a stimulus to growth.他强调了公共投资对刺激经济增长的价值。 The research provided the stimulus for improvements in public libraries.该研究为公共图书馆的改进提供了动力。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great major powerful … verb + stimulus act as give provide … stimulus + verb come from something stimulus + noun bill package plan … preposition stimulus for stimulus to phrases a response to a stimulus something that produces a reaction in a human, an animal or a plant（使生物产生反应的）刺激，刺激物 sensory/verbal/visual stimuli感官／言语／视觉刺激 The animals were conditioned to respond to auditory stimuli (= sounds).经过训练，那些动物对声音形成了条件反射。 Extra Examples plant growth responses to environmental stimuli环境刺激下的植物生长反应 The pupils dilate in response to chemical stimuli.瞳孔放大是对化学刺激的反应。 The very act of lying down in bed should provide a strong stimulus for sleep.只是躺到床上这一行为就足以引起强烈的睡意。 a response to a stimulus对刺激的反应 Topics Biologyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great major powerful … verb + stimulus act as give provide … stimulus + verb come from something stimulus + noun bill package plan … preposition stimulus for stimulus to phrases a response to a stimulus Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘goad, spur, incentive’.
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